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The following is a timeline of major events and milestones in the museum’s history. 1925 The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is founded (December). Its first home is the Carriage House of The Propylaeum on the city’s Old Northside. 1926 The museum moves to the Shelter House in Garfield Park. Arthur B. Carr (1872–1956) is named museum ...
- The Propylaeum Carriage House and the Birth of a Children's ...
In April 1925—Just a few months after her memorable...
- The Propylaeum Carriage House and the Birth of a Children's ...
Founded in 1925 by Mary Stewart Carey with the help of Indianapolis civic leaders and organizations, it is the fourth-oldest such institution in the world. The current site became home for the museum in 1946; the current building was constructed in 1976 and has had four major expansions since then.
After a visit to the Brooklyn Children’s Museum in 1925, Mary Stewart Carey founded The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis (TCM) with the help of other like-minded civic leaders. With no collections or staff, the museum made its first home in the Propylaeum’s carriage house.
In April 1925—Just a few months after her memorable visit—Mrs. Carey convened a meeting of like-minded people gathered at her home. This led to the formation of The Children’s Museum Association of Indianapolis, which led to the creation of a constitution, a set of bylaws, and a board of trustees. Archive photo of Mary Stewart Carey.
Mar 8, 2019 · By Jessie Swigger, PhD. In the first twenty-five years of the twentieth century, four museums for children opened in the United States: Brooklyn Children’s Museum (1899), Boston Children’s Museum (1913), the Detroit Children’s Museum (1917), and The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis (1925).
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis was founded in 1925 through the stewardship and inspiration of Mary Stewart Carey (1859–1938), a citizen of Indianapolis. With the help of several civic-minded women and contributions from children in nearby neighborhoods, the museum sprang to life.
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis was founded in 1925 by Mary Stewart Carey, a wealthy civic patron who owned the Stewart-Carey Glass Company. She was inspired to create the museum after a 1924 visit to the Brooklyn Children's Museum.
